Rough box for burial-caskets.



PATENTED JUNE 13, 1905. P. 1). SKAHEN. ROUGH BOX FOR BURIAL GASKETS.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 8

1V1 YIVE SS ES UNITED. STATES Patented June 13, 1905.

PATRICK D. SKAHEN. OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

ROUGH BOX FOR BURlAL-CASKETS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 792,082, dated June 13,1905.

Application filed Au ust s, 1903. Serial No. 168,748.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK D. SKAHEN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State ofNew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rough Boxes forBurial-Caskets, of which the following, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to the class of socalled rough boxes which areconstructed of metal; and the invention has special reference to themetallic rough box shown in my Letters Patent No. 7 09 ,423, datedSeptember 16, 1902. 7

The object of the present invention is to produce a rough box oftheaforesaid character which shall permit the use of smaller and thinnersheets of metal inits construction, and thereby materially reduce thecost of manufacture and at the same time render the box lighter and moreconvenient for carrying; and the invention resides in a novel manner ofuniting the component sheet-metal parts, so as to impart greaterstrength at the joints thereof, whereby all strains incident to exteriorpressure of the weight of the grave-filling will be effectually resistedat the said joints, and thus prevent crushing of the box and resultantinjury to the inclosed casket.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsection of a casket-inclosing box embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the same with a portion of the lid broken away. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal longitudinal section on the line X X in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 isa vertical transverse sec tion on the line Y Y in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

a a denote two longitudinal sections of sheet metal of which the bottomof the box is composed and which are formed at their longitudinal edgeswith folds which are lapped one within the other, as indicated at c. Thesaid sections are bent upwardly at their central longitudinal portionsto form lower section a. a of side walls of the box. One of the bottomsections is formed adjacent to its fold with a shoulder 12, which abutsagainst the fold of the other bottom section and serves to lock thefolds in their engagement toresist exterior pressure on the lowerportions of the side walls incident to filling the grave. b 1) denoteupper sections of the aforesaid side walls, which sections are formed attheir lower longitudinal edges with folds lapped within folds formed atthe top edges of the lower sections of the walls, as indicated at r 1".The said upper sections are formed adjacent to their folds withlongitudinal shoulders d d, which abut against the folds of the lowersec tions and lock the folds in their engagement. These shoulders resistthe strain at the joints incident to the pressure on top of the walls.

h h denote the end walls of the box and which are composed of separatesheets of metal. Said walls are formed at their lower and side edgeswith folds lapped into folds formed at the end edges of the bottom andside walls, as indicated at i i. The said bottom and side walls areformed with shoulders 'L 6 adjacent to their latter folds, which abutagainst the engaging folds of the end walls, which shoulders serve toresist exterior pressure on the said end walls. The side walls and endwalls are bent outward at their tops to form flanges e e, as clearlyshown in Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawings. 1 represents the lid, which isseated on the said flanges e e. Said lid is composed of two sectionsunited by folds lapped one Within the other, as indicated at f in Fig. 4of the drawings. One lid-section is formed with a shoulder f adjacent toits folds, which shoulder abuts against the fold of the outerlid-section. This shoulder resists exterior pressure on the uppersections of the side walls. The said lid is provided with handles 71, h,which are suitably secured to the top thereof. These handles span thejoints of the lid-section and brace the lid to resist top strain on thelid incident to the weight of the grave-filling thereon. The outer edgesof the said lid are bent downward, as shown at g, to engage the outeredges of the flanges e e, and thereby retain the lid in its position.

To thoroughly brace the top portion of the box, I attach a band 7'flatwise to the under side of the flanges e c, which are therebyprevented frorn buckling.

What I claim is 1. In a sheet-metal casket-inclosing box, the bottomcomposed of two sections united at their longitudinal edges by foldslapped one within the other and bent upwardly at their centrallongitudinal. portions to form lower sections of the side walls of thebox, one bottom section formed adjacent to its fold with a shoulderabutting against the fold of the other section and serving to lock thefolds in their engagement to resist exterior pressure on the lowerside-wall sections, upper side-Wall sections united with the lowersidewall sections by folds lapped one within the other and formed withlongitudinal shoulders abutting the folds of the lower section andserving to resist strain at the joints of the sections incident topressure on top of the walls and thereby lock the folds in theirengagement, the end walls each composed of a separate section and formedat their lower and side edges with folds lapped into the folds on theend edges of the bottom and side walls, the said bottom and side wallsbee ing formed with shoulders adjacent to the latter folds abuttingagainst the folds of the end walls to resist exterior pressure on saidlatter walls and locking said folds in their engagement, the side andend walls formed at their top edge with outwardly-projecting flanges,and the lid seated on said flanges, as set forth and shown.

2. In a sheet-rnetal casket-inclosing box, the bottom composed of twosections united at their longitudinal edges by folds lapped one Withinthe other and bent upwardly at their central longitudinal portions toform lower sections of the side walls of the box, upper sections of saidwalls united with the lower sections thereof by folds lapped one withinthe other, the end walls composed of separate sections and united to theside walls and bottom by folds lapped in the manner aforesaid, the sideand end walls formed at their top edges with outwardly-projectingflanges, and the lid composed of two sections united at theirlongitudinal edges by folds lapped one within the other, one lid-sectionformed with a shoulder adjacent to its folds abutting against the foldof the lid-section and locking the folds in their engagement andrestraining exterior pressure on the upper side-wall sections, andhandles secured to the lid and spanning the joint of its sections andbracing the lid to resist top pressure thereon, as set forth and shown.

PATRICK D. SKAI-IEN.

Witnesses:

J. J. LAASS, W. H. MEIER, Jr.

